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FYSB 1336: Zines for Witches

Wendy Schor-Haim's First Year Seminar

Zine Construction

Im Not Your Little Girl Im A WITCH by Ani Bryce BC '23, made in Witches class, spring 2020

Zines Making Questions

  • How do images and text complicate or complement one another?
  • How does the creator use color?
  • Did they create the zine by hand, by computer, by typewriter, or what?
  • What does the cover convey to a potential reader?

 

Covers

  • color
  • construction
  • relief prints

Binding

  • staples
  • sewing
  • stab
  • materials

Graphics

  • illustrations
  • fair use/copyright
  • photographs
  • typography/handwriting
  • backgrounds

Elements

  • games
  • collages
  • manifestos
  • white space
  • excerpts
  • reviews

Genre

  • personal
  • political
  • art
  • literary
  • split
  • compilation
  • minicomics
  • DIY

Zine Tech

  • the number of pages must be divisible by 4 for a 1/2 size zine
  • leave a 1/4" margin
  • pencil doesn't reproduce well
  • include metadata
    • author
    • title
    • date
    • location
    • rights

PS Check out the Design Center for sewing and print making.